2017 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Final
New England Patriots 36 at New Orleans Saints 20. Final.
New England Patriots 36–20.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
New England Patriots
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 62Joe ThuneyG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 69Shaq MasonG · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 60David AndrewsC · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Every snap100%76 snaps
- 14Brandin CooksWR · Full-time86%65 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Full-time86%65 snaps
- 83Dwayne AllenTE · Heavy rotation61%46 snaps
- 87Rob GronkowskiTE · Heavy rotation61%46 snaps
- 13Phillip DorsettWR · Rotational42%32 snaps
- 28James WhiteRB · Rotational39%30 snaps
- 35Mike GillisleeRB · Rotational39%30 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Rotational32%24 snaps
- 47Jacob HollisterTE · Situational21%16 snaps
- 33Dion LewisRB · Situational18%14 snaps
- 34Rex BurkheadRB · Situational11%8 snaps
- 71Cameron FlemingT · Situational5%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New Orleans Saints
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 60Max UngerC · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 67Larry WarfordG · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 71Ryan RamczykT · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 75Andrus PeatG · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 65Senio KelemeteG · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 9Drew BreesQB · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 16Brandon ColemanWR · Full-time89%58 snaps
- 13Michael ThomasWR · Full-time89%58 snaps
- 19Ted GinnWR · Heavy rotation66%43 snaps
- 22Mark IngramRB · Heavy rotation55%36 snaps
- 82Coby FleenerTE · Rotational49%32 snaps
- 89Josh HillTE · Rotational40%26 snaps
- 84Michael HoomanawanuiTE · Rotational34%22 snaps
- 41Alvin KamaraRB · Rotational26%17 snaps
- 28Adrian PetersonRB · Situational23%15 snaps
- 11Tommylee LewisWR · Situational22%14 snaps
- 29John KuhnFB · Situational6%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
30/39, 447 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
25.1 expected points added · +9.5% completion over expected
Passing · NO
27/45, 356 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
2.6 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 30/39 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +25.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | −1.3 |
| Dion Lewis | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| James White |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 116 | 1 | 23% | +10.6 |
| James White | 8 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 21% |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elandon Roberts | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/45 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -5.5
- Closing total
- 55
- Patriots moneyline
- -220
- Saints moneyline
- +197
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 55; the game landed 56 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- Patriots 10 days · Saints 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Sean Payton
